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The education secretary is like a "fanatical personal trainer" who urges schools to jump higher and

About 60 people have been injured, five critically, after a head-on, rush-hour collision between

President Francois Hollande signs into law a controversial bill making France the ninth in Europe,

Flooding and landslides across nine southern Chinese provinces leave more than 50 people dead and

Remarks about Tory 'loons' dominate

Afghan MPs are to debate a law to prevent violence against women, amid a fierce argument between

The widow of former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko calls for the inquest into his death to be

A would-be robber had a lucky escape after he was struck by a bus, moments after he snatched a

More than $1m (£650,000) worth of Chopard jewels, to be worn by stars for the Cannes film festival,

OJ Simpson's former lawyer rebuts claims by his former client he botched his defence in an armed

The prospect of a deep sea "gold rush" opening a controversial new frontier for mining on the ocean

The US criticises Russia's "unfortunate decision" to send missiles to the Syrian government, as

Dozens of people have been injured after two trains collided in the US state of Connecticut.

Some Marks and Spencer customers say its contactless payment terminals have taken cash from cards

Some people are "put off" making important calls because of confusion over the amount they will be

BBC Persian's Rana Rahimpour explains how Iran's leadership structure works and what could happen

A British child has died in a pool at a hotel waterpark in the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh,

Singer Bonnie Tyler is set to make her Eurovision debut on Saturday when she performs UK entry

How posters can persuade the public

How the US version of The Office reflects on America - and the UK

What do ex-convicts' books reveal about life inside?

What happened to some of the acts of song contest fame?

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Witnessing a mafia boss handing himself in

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Highland Council plans to pilot an annual flu vaccination for schoolchildren before rolling it out

The new moderator of the Church of Scotland is due to officially take up her post as the Kirk's

Tunisia bans the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia from holding a meeting in the city of

A Chinese man in Pakistani-administered Kashmir is taken into protective custody after he was

The man who organised the student protest against Nigel Farage during his visit to Edinburgh has

Jose Mourinho and Cristiano Ronaldo are sent off as Real Madrid lose bad-tempered Copa del Rey

More than 60 people have died in attacks in and around Baghdad, apparently targeting Sunnis, in the

Police find what they believe is a bomb in the Foxes Glen area of west Belfast - the scene of a gun

The Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh placed their feet in casts on Friday as they visited Cornwall

Leinster produce a display of clinical finishing as they beat Stade Francais in Friday's Amlin

A former head teacher of the year spent almost £7,000 in school money on her own 50th birthday

Stoke City are to investigate after reports that a pig's head was left in striker Kenwyne Jones's

Retired IT manager Nigel Clarke, from Kent in the UK, has launched a website listing the call

Senior US tax officials deny the extra scrutiny given to conservative political groups ahead of the

Air raids target a militant training camp in north-east Nigeria as a military plane is hit by

Lightning strikes a house as a thunderstorm brings torrential rain to south west Wales.

After years of conflict, it can be difficult to imagine the people of Mogadishu enjoying a

The extradition of fugitive Andrew Moran is delayed by an investigation into separate charges by

James Anderson can break Ian Botham's England record of 383 Test wickets, says cricket

A man accused of abducting and murdering five-year-old April Jones says it never occurred to him to

A soldier thought to have survived the worst ever battlefield injuries in Afghanistan has been

New Zealand hold the advantage in the first Test despite James Anderson becoming the fourth England

A leading academy chain has been criticised for widespread financial irregularities in an official

UK detectives reviewing the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann in Portugal say they have

The SNP says UKIP leader Nigel Farage "has lost the plot" after he described protesters who

Morrisons, the UK's fourth largest supermarket chain, says it will launch online shopping by

A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or

A Conservative cabinet minister criticises the government time spent debating the issue of same-sex

David Beckham's illustrious career in numbers and images

Argentina's former military leader Jorge Rafael Videla has died aged 87 while serving a sentence

Three brothers have denied murdering a couple who were beaten with hammers and doused in petrol six

A tree expert says the biggest threat facing UK trees is likely to come from a disease currently

A selection of the best news photographs from around the world

Cameron's obstacle course in the eurozone

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Singer George Michael is airlifted to hospital with a head injury following a crash on the M1.

A Saudi man has died after setting himself on fire in protest at his treatment by authorities, the

Computers and smartphones have become a "digital dummy" used by parents to pacify their children,

GPS data could provide faster and more accurate early warning systems for tsunamis, a German team

Twenty-four hours of news photos: 17 May

Revelations that Costa Rica's president used a jet belonging to a Colombian with alleged links to

Egyptian police sealed off the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip in protest at the

US politicians are seeking reassurances from Google that its smart spectacles will respect personal

Health officials warn that action is needed to prevent a rubella outbreak, which can be

A Christian evangelical movement where followers avoid contraception and have as many children as

An IT manager who grew frustrated with call centre menus has catalogued shortcuts to thousands of

A raccoon who escaped from a Perthshire wildlife park is captured after more than three months on

Car sales across Europe rose in April for the first time in 18 months, helped by strong demand in

Inside everyday objects and design classics

Tara McKelvey on the US's handling of Benghazi fallout

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Time-lapse imaging which takes thousands of pictures of developing embryos can boost the success

A Lancaster bomber flypast over Derwent reservoir

Pope Francis calls on world leaders to reform the global financial system and help the poor, in his

Life-size Barbie house opens in Berlin

Twenty-four hours of news photos: 16 May

Jan Brykczynski wins Syngenta award

Leading Conservative rebel calls on MPs to demonstrate their support for an EU referendum.

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